Chemical fire-kindler



(No Model.)

N. JOHANSON CHEMICAL FIRE KINDLER.

Patented Aug. 30,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NlLS J OHANSON, OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN.

CHEMICAL FIVRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,184, dated August30, 1887. Application filed February 27, 1886. Serial No. 193,428. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NILs JOHANSON, a citizen of Denmark, residing atMuskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan,

have invented an Improved Chemical Fire-- Kindler, of which thefollowing is'a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of the kindler, andFig. 2 a perspective view of the cage or bands which hold the same inshape.

The object of the invention is to produce a powerful kindler that shallbe of small dimensions and be economical, safe, and convenient for use.I attain this in the following manner:

I take a small quantity of what in upholstery is called excelsior, andpress it into a mold prepared for the purpose, which gives it a conicalform, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. To prevent theexcelsior from.

falling apart, Iinclose it in a band, Fig. 2, made of zinc, which meltswhen the kindler burns, leaving no perceptible traces, as would be thecaseif tied up with steel wire or similar material. I thereupon immersethe pointed or apex half of the kindler into liquid paraffine and thenthe base half into resin. pointed match is thrust into the kindler atthe apex, as shown in-the drawings, Fig. 1, and it is ready for use.-

What I now claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

A fire-kindler composed of a package of excelsior steeped in ahydrocarbon and combined with a binder of zinc, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

NILS JOHANSON.

Witnesses:

J OHAN G. ANELENSON, R. J. MACDONALD.

